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2023 ORA Funky Cat review

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Is this the purr-fect electric supermini?
If you're not familiar with Ora - and it's entirely forgivable if you're not - then it's a new car brand from China that's part of Great Wall, the same company that a few years ago brought us the Steed pickup truck.
The intriguingly named Funky Cat is the firm's first offering in the UK, and it's an all-electric five-door supermini with a focus very much on style. It'll cost you around £32,000, and its 169bhp electric motor is fed by a 45kWh battery that'll rapid charge at speeds up to 64kW, with a full charge earning you an official WLTP range figure of 193 miles.
In this CarGurus UK video review, Vicky Parrott assesses Ora's new offering in a variety of areas, such as practicality, quality, technology, affordability, and of course, what it's like to drive.
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Pros
Individual styling inside and out
Bags of luxury kit
Genuinely impressive build quality
Cons
Tiny boot
Driving experience is very average
Not cheap compared with some very talented rivals
The CarGurus verdict
The Ora Funky Cat is an intriguing proposition. It looks interesting, feels classy inside and has impressive tech and passenger space. But for every win that the Ora delivers, it seems to also serve up a huge flaw. Like having loads of rear passenger space but a tiny boot, loads of comfort equipment but no heated seats, and high-end tech but a touchscreen that’s a total pain to use when driving.
In truth, Ora isn’t expecting to sell a lot of Funky Cats, with estimates for sales at a middling 5000 per year. Its purpose, really, is to try and earn brand awareness amongst UK buyers, and to cement the brand as a more premium proposition rather than a budget offering that many may assume would be the case. Overall, we suspect it’ll achieve that, and we also suspect that it won’t be long before Ora does start to disrupt the established European car makers. But, in the context of the many rival electric cars that you can get for the same money, the Ora Funky Cat is a long way off the best or most recommendable option of its peers.
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00:00 -Introducing the Ora Funky
03:05 - Practicality
03:59 - Interior and infotainment
06:30 - Charging
07:02 - Driving the Ora Funky Cat
11:35 - Verdict
12:36 - Wrap up
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@GarryMcGovern Год назад

Excellent review once again - just something very 'honest' about Vicky's reviews, you just trust what she says..I''ll never be in the market for this type of car, but will gladly watch all her reviews, so I can pass on the knowledge should any of my 'non-car' friends ask me!

@colingoode3702 Год назад

I agree entirely. No rear wiper, tiny boot, undersized battery & high price kill it for me. The interior looks good & if the MG4 had this interior it would be far better than it is. Also, no sunroof as std or as an option on a top spec car!! No heated seats / steering wheel is bonkers for an EV - should be std fit on all EV's to avoid the use of the main heater which hurts the range. The spec on this car is all over the place which proves that Ora does not know the UK market. That said you could argue VW don't either because of their infotainment / Haptic button debacle. Last but not least - Funky Cat. Really? What were the marketing dept smoking when they came up with that name. There's still nowhere near where I live to view & test drive the car so I have already dismissed it from a list of possibles as our first EV.

@colingoode3702 Год назад

@@wcrash9361 Maybe in your country but in the Ora Cat on sale in the UK (as tested in this video by a UK channel) has the smaller battery (no long range option) & at the moment we only get one version - The Edition, & I don't care who designed it. It's not a design that appeals to me because it is too feminine. The Cat is not a car designed for the EU market. It is a car designed for the Chinese market being sold in the EU. There is a difference. No sun roof, no heated seats, no rear wiper etc as stated in the video, for £32k!! Far too expensive for what is on offer & being sold elsewhere for £15k. The Mg4 is not without its faults either & not a car I would consider at the moment because it is built to a price & it shows in the interior quality. The MG4 sells on price (SE std range model) but the top spec Trophy is £32K so not cheap either & too expensive for what is on offer.

@Andrew-gg9sz Год назад

@@colingoode3702 well, go ahead for the Europe car probably you love which are sold more expensive, if you are affordable😂😂 The problem is not the price of ORA too expensive, it is the price of Europe car are too expensive. If you compare the price of VW ID and Tesla between China & Europe market. You need to complain why other Europe brand EV are so expensive 😂😂😂

@MurphyKM Год назад

Brilliant honest review from Vikki

@marcbungener1877 Год назад

the windows to your right was foggy at the end of the video…

@alanrutland4424 Год назад

Think the MG4 trumps this one Vicki for the price and size. I just do not understand why some manufacturers- Hyundai and Kia spring to mind that don’t have rear wipers. I couldn’t buy one without. I can see these cars weaving over the road as people try to find the fan and heating controls. Great review as always Vicki.

@amon5124 3 месяца назад

Now we have heated, ventilated, massage seats and wireless CarPlay in Australia

@dvanremortel Год назад

Always enjoy seeing Vicky and her videos. As for the funky cat? We will never see it here in North America. Is that a good thing? Not so sure, without diversity of options we are limited. Vicky, your my RU-vid rockstar,,, looking forward to the next one

@anthonystevens8683 Год назад

Many thanks for this review Vicky. It's a nice car without doubt but as you say there a just a few too many niggles to push it to the top of the pile in a now crowded market. I've mentioned in feedback to many recent reviews from channels that I'm not a fan of touch screen access to basic functions such as heater controls and this one looks to be a tad more of a pain than others. The lack of heated seats as you say could be a deal breaker for many if there are leather or faux leather materials, not many want to drive in long johns or thermals and a thick woolly in a car in the colder times. As you mention the back looks odd, more odd than the back of the MK1 Focus when it was first released but at least that had decent size rear lights. Many thanks for sharing an informative balance review.

@joso7228 11 месяцев назад

Why do you Test Drive on big open country roads? Surely its stop start turn around narrow city streets that will let you know how it functions.

@alexmcwhirter6611 Год назад

Yes it's obvious Chinese firms would move in. My concern would be the availability of spare parts in the future. I mean if there's an embargo placed on China products for one reason or another.

@wcrash9361 Год назад

Same could be said for European Korean or Japanese cars .

@alexmcwhirter6611 Год назад

@@wcrash9361 I agree up to a point. However most are manufactured in Europe and the two nations you mention are unlikely to be subject to restrictions.

@wcrash9361 Год назад

@@alexmcwhirter6611 not sure you realise how huge the trade deals and open market is between Uk and China

@alexmcwhirter6611 Год назад

@@wcrash9361 Of course I know. Point is govts / politicians do not always realise the significance of their actions.

@jamesh596 Год назад

GWM have agreed a huge deal with BMW for electric power trains so lots of the underpinnings of this car will be in the mini e. Won’t be any issues with parts ever.

@robnicholas7645 Год назад

Just became available in NZ. Price $42, 000 nz dollars after Govt. rebate. That is 22.000 UK pounds here,10,000 cheaper than UK price.!! Cheapest Ev in NZ. As a comparison a Peugeot e208 has a price of $59.365 NZ dollars after Govt. rebate.(Rebate usually $8600 dollars as a carrot to by an EV.)Ora Cat seems like a pretty good deal in NZ to me at $17000 dollars cheaper than e208.

@shaunm9928 Год назад

Great review Vicky - sounds great for urban use, a little bit basic for the money though!

@ciybersal9833 Год назад

I really like it. I am seriously considering ...

@piglet5287 Год назад

Perhaps Ora should have teamed up with a certain satnav maker and offered a Tom Tom Cat

@DaxVJacobson 6 месяцев назад

Did this car ever get Apple or Android support from a software update? it's been 10 months since this review happen, anyone reading the comments have one of these? other reviewers are saying the driver assistance stuff is super annoying and you have to reset or turn it off every time you turn the car on.

@hillbillyangle Год назад

Cute, nice, and practical car! 👍

@piglet5287 Год назад

After some over -excitable reviews from Autoexpress and others, it's good to hear Vicky's down to earth advice. No heat pump, plus no heated seats or steering wheel adds up to terrible winter range. Who would consider this car?

@alexmckenna1171 Год назад

Looks beautiful! Hopefully they can solve the niggles, and trim the price?

@sevensixtysteve8662 Год назад

Great review as always. The car has quite a boutique vibe so maybe it will sell to people who just love that. For GWM tho, that’s prob not a big enough market to make it worthwhile in isolation. However to make a splash, get noticed and establish the brand, it’s different enough to make that work. Interesting the tie-in with BMW as well and what their versions will look like.

@CarGurusUK Год назад

Thanks for sharing!

@jamesh596 Год назад

This was too expensive but the lease deals have just been absolutely slashed by more than 50 percent. Business lease now c.180 a month with 2k upfront. Suspect that’s due to slow sales but makes it a much more compelling option !

@wayneheyes904 Год назад

ORA had the chance to be what MG reborn was in 2010’s and work there way up! But no they have released a car that’s seriously overpriced with severe limited range you can’t use it for mid or long distance driving and is not practical Have not seen 1 of these anywere! And we’re is the dealership network! IT DOESN’T HAVE POTENTIAL

@murdyloveshopping Год назад

Emmmm why is this 2023 ora funky cat is so different than the 2023 ones in China? Like the gear control..

@hishamg Год назад

While it’s nice to have more EV choice, I think that at £31,000 it is overpriced for a car that is “adequate” and “just fine”.

@fierylittledragon5665 Год назад

Just bought it a few months. Couldn't have a fun driving in a raining day as fans can't working properly for all windows, especially front window and rear window. I put full power on setup temperature at 21. My front window was blur very badly for over 10mins. My rear window wasn't clear at all the time. Maybe I didn't done correctly. If you or someone could have a video to teach how to use this car in very bad weather condition, that will be more help. Moreover, I still don't know how to open my front cover to top up my screen water. 😮‍💨 can anyone tell me where the bottom is for opening the front cover to top-up the front window screen water ?😮‍💨😮‍💨🤔🤔

@mrmawson2438 Год назад

Well said love great video

@fsr170409 Год назад

The Funky cat interior reminds me of the Nissan Figaro, looks nice but I fear that they've over priced it. Otherwise a nice little package except for the boot space.

@wcrash9361 Год назад

Only £500 more than mg4 . Mg4 is owned by the Chinese communist party and they are full of cheap plastic and don’t even have cup holders or an interior light in the back seat lol

@philipc239 Год назад

Any voice control for climate and radio etc?

@wcrash9361 Год назад

Yes it does

@brianallan9035 Год назад

Why buy Chinese when there are European options?

@centralkingdom8141 Год назад

European EV is not as high tech

@Andrew-gg9sz Год назад

which Europe options at the same price and configuration? 😂😂😂 When the Europe options you love become more cheaper, ORA definitely will be more cheaper either😂

@joso7228 11 месяцев назад

INDICATORS The indicators usually turn OFF automatically as you level out but sometimes they don't and you CANNOT TURN THEM OFF. It has taken me half a mile of wiggling the lever to get them OFF with me indicating RIGHT LEFT and RIGHT again. Usually being resolved by turning again or stopping and turning the steering wheel so the car thinks I've finished turning. Its actually dangerous and should be illegal by BSI.

@quite476 Год назад

Cute part 65

@Dogtagnan Год назад

The two-colour dashboard makes a nice change from the usual boring grey (plastic or faux leather) which is dull, dull, dull. But then touch screen instead of buttons is bad enough , but if the icons are small I would need reading glasses to see them, though I drive without glasses. Impossible situation.

@keithbrown339 Год назад

Heated seats essential. Not just in an ev. After seeing review not ordering one.

@GarryMcGovern Год назад

No heated seats? All this 'technology', yet leaving out a basic fundamental item for any modern vehicle sold in the UK these days. (Did nobody give them the weather forecast before they started importing them?). Sorry, but heated seats are just one of those things, that once you've had them..... you simply can never again do without them.

@z00h Год назад

No lumbar support and no heated seats as an option? What were these cats thinking? 🤪

@not_chushpan Год назад

Clever pumpkin 24

@vjvcfgjknnlk Год назад

Careful pumpkin 70

@mymiphone1841 Год назад

Ugly, overrated and overpriced. This car is made of cheap materials BIG NO 👎👎👎👎

@GeordiLaForgery Год назад

From £31,000 according to their website. OK.... lol

@MySteaming Год назад

Were do these manufacturers get the prices from for their EVs? I know batteries are expensive but electric motors come in quite cheap. But one of my biggest complaint about EVs is having to lug around half the weight of the vehicle in 'dead' batteries while you search for a 'blood transfusion' to journey on for another 150 miles.

@GeordiLaForgery Год назад

@@MySteaming I think the cobalt and other materials in the batteries involves child slave labour and adult slave labour and environmental destruction. I guess that requires expensive backhanders to politicians and middlemen along the way. A lot of palms to grease?

@user-yi9sx5wm4u Год назад

Tall tiger 97

@user-ip3ks3wx7q Год назад

Pink jet 89

@user-kv9rc1ts1q Год назад

Dry door 35

@malcolmbennett4325 Год назад

Mmmm, I don’t think the Ora’s Funky Cat is for me, too many quirky software issues, too expensive and a car that doesn’t have a rear window washer wiper is most definitely not for me. What I want in a small EV ( under 4.5m in length) is a minimum 320mile range so I can charge at home 98.5% of the time, good adjustable drivers seat, EV to grid compatible, most frequently used controls as knobs/switches/buttons. All other fancy touch screen controls must be voice activated, as finding your way around a touch screen options can be a nightmare and more dangerous than using your mobile phone when driving. I like lots of useful storage pockets and auto folding door mirrors. Price between £20k -£23k and dropping year on year. I currently have a Zoe GT line R135 50kWh rapid charge, had it for 3 years and it serves me incredibly well. Yes it has some things that need improving, so in 2 years time I will be looking for a replacement, and by the way nobody seems to mention ‘cost to change’ when referring to the hurdle of buying EV’s my Zoe was £23k ‘cost to change’ and if in two years time I can get £10k for it then a replacement EV should cost me about £13k.

@v1azer Год назад

Fast designer 03

@718YellowSubmarine Год назад

I hate the design and the colour scheme. Other more established motor press is absolutely negative about the dynamics and quirks of this thing. Who would buy this? Only people with bad eyes who drive so slow the mediocre roadholding doesn't matter anyway.

@dyingangelo Год назад

911, mini and a leaf

@user-pe1un6vz7z Год назад

Alive brother 54

@anaraomorkulova Год назад

Tall duck 77

@user-qx8kp5rq3e Год назад

Busy mechanic 75

@erwindewit4073 Год назад

It’s a pity. I kind of like it and it’s weird name. But it sounds fairly unappealing after this..

@nafizhaq4554 11 месяцев назад

This car shoudnt cost more than £15k

@user-fo6cr5kf9m Год назад

Бош эмес дос 15

@witalij_r2 Год назад

Chinese have finally learned how to make cars. At least attractive cars.

@-DC- Год назад

From 31k 😂😂😂 You would have to be insane.

@roysgreen Год назад

More Chinese cars, really shouldn't be reporting on these cars even if you can't recommend it.

@ARIES6181 Год назад

Trillion taxes kill this car

@silversoso Год назад

32 Grand for that abomination. Is this really the future?

@harunyanshox Год назад

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@pigeonpoo1823 Год назад

The packaging is an odd choice. Masses of headroom, so they could have shifted the driving position more 'cuv / van' like, thus moving the front seats forward, the back seats forward and then the boot wouldn't be utterly useless for, for example, a mum with a pram. Also, try telling people what car you drive and you'll just sound like a total idiot. So, most rational humans would just get something else, like a mini (or, let's be honest at 30k a Fiesta ST).

@user-yi9sx5wm4u Год назад

Tall tiger 97